[Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle / Martinet, François Nicolas, b. 1731. Daubenton, M. (Louis-Jean-Marie), 1716-1799. Miscellanea. Daubenton, Edme-Louis, 1732-1785. Planches enluminées d'histoire naturelle. Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux. text [Paris? : s.n., 1765-1783?] fre 10 v., [1008] leaves of plates : 32 cm. Title and imprint information taken from Anker, J. Bird books, 76. Originally issued in 42 cahiers of 24 hand-colored plates each, with no accompanying text or titles. Known also as "Daubenton's Planches enluminées" and as "Buffon's Planches enluminées", since they were produced at Buffon's instigation for his Histoire naturelle. Of the 1008 plates, 35 are of other animals besides birds (28 insects, 3 reptiles & amphibians, 4 corals). The plates were drawn and engraved by F.N. Martinet under the supervision of E.L. Daubenton ('D le cadet'), who was a relation of L.J.M. Daubenton, Buffon's collaborator in the Histoire naturelle--Cf. Anker, Bird books, p. 108. extracted picklist 20081216 exhibit Audubon & the Smithsonian Exhibition 1998/02/09 through 1998/07/10 exhibit Audubon & the Smithsonian Exhibit 1997/05/09 through 1997/08/09 exhibit Audubon & the Smithsonian Exhibit 1997/11/09 through 1998/02/09 exhibit Audubon & the Smithsonian Exhibit 1997/08/09 through 1997/11/09 Anker, J. Bird books, no. 76-77 Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., p. 104-5 Birds -- Pictorial works. Zoology -- Pictorial works.